TV & Home Theater

[sm1972]

I have had my Samsung DLP take a crap on me after 7 years. I am looking to buy either a new Samsung UN46D6900W, a LG 47LW5600, or a Panasonic TC-P42ST30. I am kind of relunctant to buy Plasma with the burn in and other issues. I have riound it down to these three, so any insight into my decision would be helpful.

[DarkWingDUCK]

they are ALL great TVs.  It boils down to preference.  It I were making the decision, I would take the 42ST30.  My reasoning: no interpolated motion smoothing, quicker refresh rate, better off-angle viewing, and more natural colors before calibration.

Downsides: glass screen will reflect light depending on the position of sunlight coming into your room, dimmer picture, colors dont "pop" like some people think they like.  Some say plasma looks dull, I find it more natural, but opinions count for something.

[grapesoda]

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sm1972 wrote:

I have had my Samsung DLP take a crap on me after 7 years. I am looking to buy either a new Samsung UN46D6900W, a LG 47LW5600, or a Panasonic TC-P42ST30. I am kind of relunctant to buy Plasma with the burn in and other issues. I have riound it down to these three, so any insight into my decision would be helpful.

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I would go with the LG 47LW5600 I prefer passive 3D and the new models have all 3 million pixels shown. Your also getting the biggest screen and probably the best smart apps. The panny is ok to. Stear clear of the Sammy.

Plasmas are ok but dead after Oled becomes common. 

[rwillen]

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sm1972 wrote:

I have had my Samsung DLP take a crap on me after 7 years. I am looking to buy either a new Samsung UN46D6900W, a LG 47LW5600, or a Panasonic TC-P42ST30. I am kind of relunctant to buy Plasma with the burn in and other issues. I have riound it down to these three, so any insight into my decision would be helpful.

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I have to agree with Darkwing. I have the 60ST30 and after doing some basic calibration it's simply stunning. Burn in and "other issues" like IR are a thing of the past. The consistent black levels and the detail in the blacks on these plasmas blow away any LCD even close in price.

[SlimJim77]

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sm1972 wrote:

I have had my Samsung DLP take a crap on me after 7 years. I am looking to buy either a new Samsung UN46D6900W, a LG 47LW5600, or a Panasonic TC-P42ST30. I am kind of relunctant to buy Plasma with the burn in and other issues. I have riound it down to these three, so any insight into my decision would be helpful.

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If these are you top three, you'd better hurry. The Panny and LG sets are pretty hard to find now. The Samsung 6900 will be that way soon enough.

[consagra]

I agree with the others that the Panny plasma has the nicest picture. I believe plasmas in general are nicer. The Samsung LEDs have had some troubles recently with flashlighting and bleeding from the edges and many have reported that their build quality has been declining recently. LG is doing better with LEDs lately. This is just based on what I've read. I don't own either. However, one poster mentioned that burn-in and IR are a thing of the past with plasmas. I disagree. It still happens if you're not careful. I watched a lot of ESPN and cable news and had severe IR with my plasma about a year ago (it would take 30 mins for the ESPN logo to go away if I watched for an hour). Samsung replaced my panel with a used one that had major burn-in already (they gave me a refund under warranty). Of course, it wasn't a Panasonic, but it can still happen if you don't vary your viewing or if you watch TV in 4:3 format a lot. My viewing habits weren't good for a plasma owner.

[grapesoda]

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consagra wrote:
The Samsung LEDs have had some troubles recently with flashlighting and bleeding from the edges and many have reported that their build quality has been declining recently.

LG is doing better with LEDs lately.

 It still happens if you're not careful. I watched a lot of ESPN and cable news and had severe IR with my plasma about a year ago (it would take 30 mins for the ESPN logo to go away if I watched for an hour). Samsung replaced my panel with a used one that had major burn-in already (they gave me a refund under warranty). Of course, it wasn't a Panasonic, but it can still happen if you don't vary your viewing or if you watch TV in 4:3 format a lot. My viewing habits weren't good for a plasma owner.

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All three of these are good I would def stay away from samsung TVs now the fliker and wierd LED burn out and color shift the quality is just not there any more and they just dumped the LCD busniess. 

LG has reallys stepped thier game up and thier Dlna smart platform is probably the best, good banf for you buck.

Plasmas are nice but if you have that dark of a room a projecter might be for you. They have less burn in problems but they are still there. Also the weight and mounting can be a problem you want to watch a tv where you want. 

[rwillen]

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grapesoda wrote:

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consagra wrote:
The Samsung LEDs have had some troubles recently with flashlighting and bleeding from the edges and many have reported that their build quality has been declining recently.

LG is doing better with LEDs lately.

 It still happens if you're not careful. I watched a lot of ESPN and cable news and had severe IR with my plasma about a year ago (it would take 30 mins for the ESPN logo to go away if I watched for an hour). Samsung replaced my panel with a used one that had major burn-in already (they gave me a refund under warranty). Of course, it wasn't a Panasonic, but it can still happen if you don't vary your viewing or if you watch TV in 4:3 format a lot. My viewing habits weren't good for a plasma owner.

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All three of these are good I would def stay away from samsung TVs now the fliker and wierd LED burn out and color shift the quality is just not there any more and they just dumped the LCD busniess. 

LG has reallys stepped thier game up and thier Dlna smart platform is probably the best, good banf for you buck.

Plasmas are nice but if you have that dark of a room a projecter might be for you. They have less burn in problems but they are still there. Also the weight and mounting can be a problem you want to watch a tv where you want. 

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you don't need a dark room for a plasma, as long as you can avoid direct sunlight on the screen you're fine.

[NickJ_86]

These are all fantastic ideas.  If your concern about plasma is burn-in, there's a great LG plasma or two that have a godsend in their TV menu: "ISM Method".  You have pixel-shift to prevent stationary logos from burning in and white-wash which is akin to shaking an Etch-a-Sketch to remove the image you doodled on it with the two white knobs (talk about old-school!)  It's 50 inches of sexy at a sexy price.  I'm just sayin.

[pinkzroxor]

As for my previous experience with Samsung TV, I was really annoyed by the screen reflecting ambient light which makes it hard for me to watch the TV. And some colors would look distorted from time to time..
On the other hand, LG seems to be doing well with TVs now days. I can't say they're the best in everything but their pros definitely outweigh the cons. They have excellent color and deep black levels which makes viewers much comfortable when viewing dark or bright scenes.
They also have cool features like the secondary motion-sensitive remote which is similar to Nintendo Wii control. If you watch TV with a lot of people, I suggest getting a bigger screen tho cuz people watching from off-angles will see pictures with bad contrast
I agree with most people here saying pany has one of the best image but I'm not a fan of plasma TVs because of the burn in issue as you mentioned and just overall it doesn't seem right for me so I have no word on it.

Having said all these, I'd go with the LG 47LW5600 or bigger screen but that's just your preference.